Beverage cooler device

ABSTRACT

A beverage cooler assembly for keeping beverages cooled without having the beverages submerged in ice includes a cylinder that has an outer wall. The cylinder is structured to be substantially hollow to define an ice space to contain ice. The outer wall has a plurality of apertures extending therethrough such that each of the apertures receives a beverage container. Each of the apertures is in fluid communication with the ice space to cool the beverage containers.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

1. Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to cooler devices and more particularly pertainsto a new cooler device for keeping beverages cooled without having thebeverages submerged in ice.

2. Summary of the Disclosure

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a cylinder that has an outer wall. The cylinder isstructured to be substantially hollow to define an ice space to containice. The outer wall has a plurality of apertures extending therethroughsuch that each of the apertures receives a beverage container. Each ofthe apertures is in fluid communication with the ice space to cool thebeverage containers.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage cooler assembly according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new cooler device embodying the principles and concepts ofan embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the beverage cooler assembly10 generally comprises a cylinder 12. The cylinder 12 has an outer wall14. Moreover, the cylinder 12 is structured to be substantially hollowto define an ice space 16 to contain ice 18. The cylinder 12 has a topend 20 and a bottom end 22. The top end 20 is open to access the icespace 16. The cylinder 12 may be comprised of a thermally insulatingmaterial.

The outer wall 14 flares outwardly proximate each of the top end 20 andthe bottom end 22 to define a respective one of a base section 24 and abowl section 26 of the cylinder 12. A bottom edge 28 of the base section24 abuts a support surface 30 and the bowl section 26 directs the ice 18into the ice space 16. The outer wall 14 corresponding to the bowlsection 26 is curvilinear between a body 32 of the cylinder 12 and thetop end 20 such that the bowl section 26 has a bowl shape.

An upper surface 27 of the bottom end 22 tapers downwardly toward acenter 29 of the bottom end 22. The cylinder 12 has a drain channel 34extending between the upper surface 27 of the bottom end 22 and the basesection 24 such that the drain channel 34 is sloped downwardly. The basesection 24 is structured to define a drain 36 extending laterally awayfrom the base section 24. Additionally, the drain 36 is in fluidcommunication with the drain channel 34 to drain a fluid 38 from the icespace 16. The fluid 38 may be water from melted ice 18. A cap 40 isremovably coupled to a distal end 42 of the drain 36 with respect to thebase section 24.

The outer wall 14 has a plurality of apertures 44 each extending throughan outer surface 46 and an inner surface 48 of the outer wall 14. Eachof the apertures 44 insertably receives a beverage container 50. Abounding surface 52 of each of the apertures 44 slants downwardlybetween the outer surface 46 and the inner surface 48 of the outer wall14 such that the beverage containers 50 are retained at an angle in eachof the apertures 44. The beverage container 50 may be a can or a bottleor the like. Each of the apertures 44 is in fluid communication with theice space 16 to cool the beverage containers 50. The apertures 44 areevenly spaced apart and arranged in a spiral extending between the basesection 24 and the bowl section 26.

In use, the beverage containers 50 are positioned within a respectiveone of the apertures 44. The ice space 16 is filled with the ice 18. Thecap 40 is removed from the drain 36 to drain the fluid 38 from the icespace 16. Additionally, the ice space 16 may be filled with ice 18multiple times to maintain the beverage containers 50 at a coldtemperature.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A beverage cooler assembly comprising: a cylinder having anouter wall, said cylinder being structured to be substantially hollow todefine an ice space wherein said ice space is configured to contain ice;and said outer wall having a plurality of apertures extendingtherethrough such that each of said apertures is configured toinsertably receive a beverage container, each of said apertures being influid communication with said ice space such that said assembly isconfigured to cool the beverage containers.
 2. The assembly according toclaim 1, wherein: said cylinder having a top end and a bottom end, saidtop end being open to access said ice space; and said outer wall flaringoutwardly proximate each of said top end and said bottom end to define arespective one of a base section and a bowl section of said cylinderwherein said base section is configured to abut a support surface andsaid bowl section is configured to direct the ice into said ice space.3. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising an uppersurface of said bottom end tapering downwardly toward a center of saidbottom end.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said cylinderhaving a drain channel extending between said upper surface of saidbottom end and said base section such that said drain channel is slopeddownwardly.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said basesection being structured to define a drain extending laterally away fromsaid base section, said drain being in fluid communication with saiddrain channel such that said drain is configured to drain a fluid fromsaid ice space.
 6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein a boundingsurface of each of said apertures slanting downwardly such that thebeverage containers are retained at an angle in each of said apertures.7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein said apertures beingevenly spaced apart and arranged in a spiral extending between a basesection and a bowl section of said cylinder.
 8. A beverage coolerassembly comprising: a cylinder having an outer wall, said cylinderbeing structured to be substantially hollow to define an ice spacewherein said ice space is configured to contain ice, said cylinderhaving a top end and a bottom end, said top end being open to accesssaid ice space; said outer wall flaring outwardly proximate each of saidtop and bottom ends to define a respective one of a base section and abowl section of said cylinder wherein said base section is configured toabut a support surface and said bowl section is configured to direct theice into said ice space; an upper surface of said bottom end taperingdownwardly toward a center of said bottom end, said cylinder having adrain channel extending between said upper surface of said bottom endand said base section such that said drain channel is sloped downwardly;said base section being structured to define a drain extending laterallyaway from said base section, said drain being in fluid communicationwith said drain channel such that said drain is configured to drain afluid from said ice space; said outer wall having a plurality ofapertures extending therethrough such that each of said apertures isconfigured to insertably receive a beverage container, each of saidapertures being in fluid communication with said ice space such thatsaid assembly is configured to cool the beverage containers, a boundingsurface of each of said apertures slanting downwardly such that thebeverage containers are retained at an angle in each of said apertures,said apertures being evenly spaced apart and arranged in a spiralextending between said base section and said bowl section of saidcylinder.